corejavascript/typeahead.js

Sort results differentially depending on query string

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#108 opened on Jan 2, 2017

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Description

Facing a case where remote suggestions would need to be sorted differentially depending on whether the query contains one (no separator character) or more words; namely, apply sorting strictly on string length in the former case or keeping the order established "remotely" in the latter.

This could require the "query" parameter to be passed to or made available to other bloodhound functions than the "prepare" function/module. So far I have been working using typeahead v0.11.1 from twitter/typehead.js repository.

This feature appears to have been part of the milestones for v0.11.2 on the twitter/typehead.js repository: https://github.com/twitter/typeahead.js/issues/817 https://github.com/twitter/typeahead.js/pull/979 https://github.com/twitter/typeahead.js/pull/1191

However it is indicated that there exist conflicts about the corresponding code base.

And the changes seem to have been happening at the time of this fork taking over active development and maintenance on typeahead code (04-09/2015).

Anybody knows about the current status of this fix/feature/pull request with respect to this maintained fork code or the legacy one? Alternatively, can the described behaviour possibly be obtained in another way due to more recent functionalities?

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
unclear
Prerequisites
JavaScripttypeahead.js basicsBloodhound suggestion engine
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Begin by reviewing the linked pull requests (#979, #1191) on the former Twitter repository to understand the proposed implementation and conflicts. Then engage with the maintainers on this issue to clarify the desired sorting behavior, specifically when the query has one word vs multiple words. Investigate the current bloodhound codebase to see how the 'query' parameter is passed to sorting functions.